Republicans threaten to block nuclear treaty despite White House pleas (+ Clinton & Gates op-ed); China promises fire safety standards after 53 die in Shanghai; NATO leader talks of Afghanistan combat role beyond 2014; Iraq President refuses to execute Tariq; and more
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World News Brief, Thursday March 19
Further cuts to US interest rates "unlikely"; AIG head to testify before Congress; Chinese economic forecast takes a hit; questions about Iran arms trade; Sharia courts in Pakistan's Swat Valley; and more
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